Hogan & Hartson has one of the leading corporate governance practices worldwide, providing strategic guidance and representation to companies and their directors, officers, and shareholders. Our emphasis on compliance assessment and planning helps protect clients from legal violations or issues that would adversely affect their business operations or shareholder value. If any government agency or other person does allege wrongdoing, we provide vigorous and effective representation of the company, its directors and managers. Often we serve as special or independent counsel in highly sensitive matters.

Clients draw on the skills of more than 1,100 firm lawyers located around the globe. Our experienced lawyers cover a wide range of legal disciplines, including corporate, securities regulation, litigation, tax, regulatory specialties, executive compensation, employment, and white-collar crime. This international team of lawyers has served in top positions with U.S. government departments and agencies, various European government ministries, the European Union, and the People’s Republic of China. We have U.S., European, and other international regulatory experience that enables us to serve the governance needs of companies in regulated industries such as communications, energy, financial services, food and agriculture, health, life sciences, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.

Former Leadership Positions

• Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Regional Director, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Chief of the Office of Tender Offers, Division of Corporation Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Special Counsel to the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Enforcement Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Special Counsel for IT, U.S. Department of Justice
• Special Assistant to the Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice
• Special Trial Counsel, Office of Independent Counsel
• Head of the European Commission’s Delegation to the United States, European Union
• Deputy Director-general for External Relations, European Commission, European Union
• Director of the Cabinet of Ministers, Head of the Council of Ministers’ Office, the Republic of Poland
• Arbitrator of the Copyright Law Commission, Ministry of Culture, the Republic of Poland
• Deputy Division Director, Legislative Affairs Commission, National People’s Congress, People’s Republic of China
• Legal Officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China